Walter A. Hurley


Walter Allison Hurley
Bishop Emeritus of Grand Rapids
SeeDiocese of Grand Rapids
AppointedJune 21, 2005
InstalledAugust 4, 2005
RetiredApril 18, 2013
PredecessorKevin Michael Britt
SuccessorDavid John Walkowiak
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit
2003 - 2005
Apostolic Administrator of Gaylord (2020)
Orders
OrdinationJune 5, 1965
by John Francis Dearden
ConsecrationAugust 12, 2003
by Adam Maida, Edmund Szoka, and Walter Joseph Schoenherr
Personal details
Born (1937-05-30) 30 May 1937 (age 87)
DenominationRoman Catholic
EducationSt. John's Provincial Seminary
Catholic University of America
MottoServe with gladness
(Psalm 100:2)
Styles of
Walter Allison Hurley
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Walter Allison Hurley (born May 30, 1937) is a Canadian-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Hurley served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit in Michigan from 2003 to 2005 and as bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids in Michigan from 2005 to 2018. Hurley served as apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Gaylord and the Diocese of Saginaw, both in Michigan.